Penwortham Post

July 2012 Penwortham Girls’ High School

Pupils Sweep the Board at the South Ribble Annual Sports Awards

GHS pupils came away with 3 awards at this year’s South Ribble Sports Awards Welcome to PEvening. the Summer The event, attended by the Mayor and Mayoress edition of the of South Ribble, was held at the Civic Centre, Penwortham Post. Leyland

Emily Wells (year 10) won the Young Leader of here is always plenty to celebrate the Year Award. Emily coaches the year 7 netball in our termly newsletter, but and rounders teams. She is an exceptional leader Tthis is probably our biggest and freely gives of her time to help other pupils edition to date! It is hard to believe enjoy sport and improve. that I have almost completed my first year as Headteacher at Penwortham Katie Lee (year JORDAN BALAZS EMILY WELLS 10) was awarded Girls’. It has been an extremely busy runner-up in The Year 10 Nationals Netball Squad won the year, but one I have enjoyed immensely. the Rising Star Junior Team of the Year Award. The team are As this newsletter demonstrates, there category. undefeated, for the past 4 years , in the South have been a lot of successes, but with Ribble Schools Netball League and Tournaments. Katie has been Ofsted’s excellent report and our selected for the They have been crowned Lancashire Champions U’17 England for the past 2 years and this year made it through continuous drive for improvement, we Netball Squad to the North West Round of the Nationals hope next year will be even better. and also plays Tournament, finishing in the top 5. Captain: for Northern Jordan Balazs, Vice-Captain: Katie Lee; Louise I hope you have an Thunder U’19’s. Anderson, Nikki Hayes, Jenny Higham, Abbie enjoyable, relaxing She travels Kitcher, Georgia Mayor and Emily Oliver. and safe summer the length and breadth of the and I look forward country to train Katie Lee features in the lead article on the front page to seeing you in the and play. of the council’s website www.southribble.gov.uk, Autumn Term. along with her picture, with a group of children from KATIE LEE Penwortham County Primary School.

www.penworthamgirls.lancs.sch.uk 1 Successful first Year Year 11 Valedictory I would like to offer my congratulations and thanks to Year 7 for a successful first year here at Penwortham Girls’ he Year 11s said their goodbyes High School. There have been some outstanding efforts in style this year with their and achievements in evidence and I am sure those of you farewell Prom at The Pines Hotel who have received congratulations letters for your reports T in Chorley. are proud of this. Many merits have been awarded, Form representatives have been supportive, sporting successes hotly contested and a wide range of extra curricular Arriving in some amazing ways: from activities enjoyed. It has been heartening to read some very a pink limousine, a retro camper van positive comments from the tutors about how well the girls and a huge red bus, the girls certainly have done. knew how to make an entrance. After walking down the red carpet and having Now I hope they will take on the challenges set for them their photos taken by a professional by all staff to be yet more successful, hard-working and photographer they sat down to a involved in Year 8 so that they will provide quality material delicious 3 course meal. Everyone for us to be able to select to represent the school at the looked the part; even the men dressed to highest levels in their senior years here. impress in their tuxedos, and Mr Ward sported a particularly impressive sparkly Well done, year 7, but remember there are many challenges bow tie! to come: approach them with determination and commitment and do your Year 7 tutor team proud! The girls danced all night and everyone said it was the best prom yet! They have Mrs Millward-Hopkins been an amazing year group and there Raising Achievement Co-ordinator. were quite a few tearful goodbyes at the end of the evening. We would like to wish them every success for the future and will miss them very much. Welcome, new year 7 pupils! By Miss Thackeray We had a very successful Sampling Day on Thursday 21st June when Year 6 pupils met tutors, teaching staff, Year 7 Buddies, Year 9 Peer Counsellors and each other for the first time in a busy schedule that went very smoothly. We felt very positive about how they had conducted themselves and we hope they felt positive about us. Look on our website for photos from the Sampling Day.

Parents had a chance to become a real part of our team on their visit to the New Entrants’ Evening on July 5th: welcome to them too and thank you for joining us; we hope you found the evening helpful.

The pupils now have plenty of things to occupy them over the long summer break and we look forward to welcoming them back as Penwortham Girls’ High School pupils on Thursday 6th September complete with their ‘Year 7 Handbooks’, ‘Keep Your Brain Alive’ books and lovely ‘Introducing Myself’ projects!

Mrs Millward-Hopkins Year 7 Raising Achievement Co-ordinator.

2 www.penworthamgirls.lancs.sch.uk Trinity College Arts Award Silver - Penwortham Girls’ High ‘Training leaders of the future’ School has been awarded here are 18 year 9 pupils Tia Halsall. Katie Wade and following Arts Award Silver Olivia Chohan are delivering a Artsmark Gold Tthis term. As part of their series of Music lessons to teach challenge they have to undertake a song to pupils from Cop Lane rts Council England a leadership project in Music, Primary School, and Steph Waller, has awarded Artsmark Art, Dance, Drama or Media. Lucy Watkins, Hannah Lord AGold to Penwortham This involves planning, delivering and Francesca Chamberlain Girls’ High School Humanities and reviewing their objectives to are delivering Art classes to 12 and Music College in recognition of the ensure progress is made by all pupils from Whitefield Primary school’s commitment to, and excellence in, pupils during the sessions. School, showing them how to arts education. shade, to create an Olympic Impressive work in Dance has display depicting the flags of the Karen Pomeroy, Headteacher said: been delivered to 16 pupils from participating countries. Are these Longton Primary School by our teachers of the future?? Well “I’m delighted that the Arts Council has Beckie Fish, Ellen Ireland and done! recognised Penwortham Girls’ High School’s dynamic arts education programme. Our students really enjoy their experiences Prince’s Teaching Institute Mark for Modern Foreign particularly in Music and Art supported by Dance, Drama and Media, and I would like Languages 2012 to thank all our staff for their hard work in achieving this award.” t is with great pleasure that I am pleased to interest and challenge. Pupils have responded well announce that we have been awarded the and have been involved in their own assessment “Artsmark is more than simply a mark of IPrince’s Teaching Institute Mark for Modern of learning to ensure comparability of levels in distinction to us; taking part in the scheme Foreign Languages alongside English, History and both languages. Able, Gifted and Talented pupils has enabled us to develop our arts provision, Geography. in particular have had the opportunity to produce and see the students who take part become written and spoken work to a higher level 7. more self-confident, engaged and excited The Institute aims to develop expertise and about learning.” facilitate the sharing of good practice in the Year 9 pupils were also host to a student teaching of Modern Foreign Languages and ambassador who is studying Modern Foreign highlight the value of Modern Foreign Languages Languages at Salford University. Pupils discovered Alan Davey, Chief Executive, Arts Council as providing a means to improve pupils’ general that learning languages can do more for you in the England, said: use of language and to extend their cultural future. As one of our pupils wrote in her report “Arts Council England believes that the horizons. It also provides an opportunity to re- for the student magazine ‘It gives you better social earlier children are creatively inspired, inspire, engage and motivate teachers of Modern skills such as being able to work in a team, to the more likely they are to have a lifelong Foreign Languages to teach their subject in a more communicate and you feel more confident. It also engagement with art – something that can rigorous, ambitious and creative way. makes you stand out from the crowd and you transform lives and give young people a realise that there is a world around you and that voice for their thoughts and feelings.” In the last year teachers in Modern Foreign not every person speaks the same. Being able to Languages have updated our resources and communicate with people who don’t speak English “Artsmark - now nationally recognised as schemes of work to encourage our pupils to would be a huge privilege.’ a prestigious and coveted award, supported become more independent and creative linguists. by the Department for Education and Pupils in Years 7, 10 and 11 have had access to We are very much looking forward to working Department for Culture Media and Sport electronic resources via Moodle whereby they with our pupils next year on a variety of - sets the standard for an outstanding arts have been able to redo listening tasks at home, experiences aimed to further inspire a passion provision in schools and other education practise their pronunciation and learn grammar for our pupils to learn a Modern Foreign settings and it’s great to see so many new at their own pace. We updated the year 9 French Language. Indeed, the primary event organised for settings attaining Artsmark this year. This and German schemes of work using the resources European Day of Languages on 26th September award recognises Penwortham Girls’ High which we had already in the department but made by our Modern Languages Teachers will be an School’s commitment to providing exciting the long term plans more relevant and appropriate opportunity for some of our pupils currently art experiences and their belief in the power for their level of ability and interest. We wanted in year 8 to demonstrate their independence, of creativity.” to make sure there was no overlap of topics across creativity and leadership skills as they will be in the 2 languages so that we would maintain pupil charge of teaching the year 5 pupils! www.penworthamgirls.lancs.sch.uk 3 PGHS Design Technology Club Science wenty four Primary school children In week one and two they designed and made trip to from Longton and Middleforth a biscuit cutter and biscuit packaging. In Tprimary schools attended the PGHS week three they made biscuits and cut out Blackpool Design Technology Club. The pupils have the dough using their own cutter. These were visited the school each Thursday after school decorated and packaged before the pupils Zoo for three weeks and participated in a biscuit took them home to enjoy. project. ear 7 pupils have spent Ya day acquainting themselves with the inhabitants of Blackpool Zoo. This involved getting up close and personal with elephants, gorillas, giraffes, camels and the latest addition to Blackpool Zoo…Iberian Wolves. Those who were feeling brave took the opportunity to handle hissing cockroaches, stick insects and even a python during an educational workshop! This was an excellent day, which was thoroughly enjoyed by all. The trip was made even more enjoyable by the outstanding behaviour and maturity shown by all girls. Huge congratulations to all Year 7 pupils!

‘Is All Our Company Met?’ Year 7 and 8 trip to France 2012 n July 11th a group of 28 pupils from Years 7-9 will be setting off at the crack s you read this newsletter our pupils and talent shows. If you are interested in Oof dawn to embark on an exciting day in Years 7 and 8 will have travelled travelling with us to France next year, please of research into the Shakespeare Archives. They Ato St Omer in France during the last see our website for further details or contact will rehearse a scene from ‘Macbeth’ under the week of term as part of our programme of Mrs Rourke Head of Modern Foreign guidance of an RSC director as part of our Able, extra curricular activities in Modern Foreign Languages. Gifted and Talented programme. Languages at Penwortham Girls’ High School. We normally stay at Le Chateau This is a first for us and, as I am sure it will prove d’Ebblinghem which is owned and run by successful, hopefully it won’t be the last time the travel company NST. we have the opportunity to enjoy such a unique experience. Who knows? It may spark a thespian Pupils have the opportunity to taste snails, flame in someone. see croissants being made, as well as listening to French people talk about their jobs which The accompanying staff, Mrs Millward- include running a sweet factory and working Hopkins, Mr Ramsdale, Mrs Woodhouse and on a goat farm. We also visit a French theme Miss Hodgson, are expected to participate fully park, a supermarket and the town of St in the activities so that alone should provide Omer where pupils practise ordering drinks entertainment value! and ice cream in French. Evening activities are also organised by the centre staff which Watch this space for a report on how the day include making pancakes, games in French went.

4 www.penworthamgirls.lancs.sch.uk Industry Day

e were very fortunate to have Paul Once details have been finalised a draw will be Duckworth from ITV Granada with made and the lucky pupils announced! Wus for the Day on Friday 1st June. Paul brought with him a camera kit used ‘on As one pupils said, location’ around the region, complete with the fluffy microphone! The girls then worked “I have really enjoyed today in three groups to plan and create three videos to be used on our school website and because it has given me a taste of promotional material via a QR code. what working in news reporting is really like.” The pupils were absolutely fantastic, coming up with many creative ideas to present their The videos will be available for viewing later work whilst developing their interviewing and on in the term when they have been edited and technological skills. Paul thought Khadijah put together. Vorajee would make a fantastic camera woman! Then at 1.55pm silence fell across Well done to everyone involved! Room 15 as we were able to listen ‘live’ to the production gallery whilst Tony Morris delivered the lunchtime bulletin. Pupils could hear Tony’s cues, the counting down into pre-recorded links and of course Fred doing the weather! This gave a rare glimpse into the technical side we don’t even consider when we sit down to watch the news! Paul then gave pupils the news that some lucky pupils, later on in the year, would be able to visit ITV in Manchester and watch the evening show Granada Reports go out ‘live’.

www.penworthamgirls.lancs.sch.uk 5 Art Department News

Art Overview

he Art department have had a very busy and successful year. Here is an Toverview of the activities pupils have enjoyed throughout the year, culminating in an outstanding exhibition of year 11 G.C.S.E work during Arts Week:

Year 11 visit to the National Gallery and National Portrait Gallery, London.

Year 8 workshop during Environment Week.

Year 7 ceramic workshop with artist, Janet Dyer.

Year 8 visit to the Harris Gallery, Preston.

Year 10 Able, Gifted and Talented workshop at Runshaw College.

Art and Textile work exhibited at the South Ribble Schools’ Art Exhibition, Leyland.

Arts Week Activities:

Exhibition of year 11 G.C.S.E work.

Year 7 Origami workshop

Year 9 Calligraphy workshop

Year 9 trip to the Tate Gallery, Liverpool.

The pupils should be proud of their creative talent and be very pleased with the high standard of art work they have produced this year. Well done!

M. Staines L. Quinlan

6 www.penworthamgirls.lancs.sch.uk Citizenship Department News GCSE Citizenship News

iss Elliott’s Year 10 GCSE Citizenship pupils worked really hard to complete the ‘action’ Cake Bake Msection of their controlled assignment. The girls are exploring the question, ‘To what extent is racism an n addition to providing great food, this issue in the 21st Century?’ They have interviewed a local event also enabled Year 10 pupils to raise imam and representatives from Preston police to capture Iawareness of an issue through action. their views. One group baked cakes to sell at Sports Day, the proceeds of which are going to the charity ‘Show Racism the Red Card’. After costs, over £70 was raised.

A second group cooked multi-cultural food to sell at Sports Day and raised over £120 for the charity ‘Kick It Out’. The girls worked completely independently to work out the costings and how much ingredients/ food would be needed. They even cleaned up the Food Technology room and Hall beautifully! It was also lovely to see girls from the other Citizenship groups, as well as girls who had not even opted for GCSE Citizenship, lending a hand.

Space Race

nother Year 10 group taught a lesson about other cultures to a Year 8 SPACE Aclass. The Y10 pupils wanted to teach a lesson about cultures that girls would not ordinarily learn about in RE/SPACE lessons and chose the Polish, Chinese, Jamaican and Russian cultures. A number of teachers were so impressed by the girls’ skills, effort and team Again, the girls planned and delivered the 70 work, they have written commendation minute lesson without any help from their statements for them to include in their teachers. They organised resources so that the Year controlled assignments. 8 pupils could produce posters about the cultures and present their findings to the rest of the class. Well done to all the Year 10 girls involved. You made me very proud!

Miss Elliott

www.penworthamgirls.lancs.sch.uk 7 English Department News Food Technology Department News

Well Done! Year 10 see Master Chefs in action, live at the BBC he English Department would like to say very Good Food Show summer well done to all of the pupils who have worked kitchen! Thard this year to meet or exceed their targets. We are particularly impressed with Year 10 and the rs. Khan’s Year 10 group went to mature and focused way in which they have approached Mvisit the BBC Good Food Show GCSE Controlled Assessments. Year 9 pupils have also on Saturday the 16th June and saw a completed GCSE Controlled assessments this half-term live demonstration by the Master Chefs. and we hope that they will continue with the same level of commitment. Sampling day with A special mention goes to the following pupils who have primary pupils been selected as the English prize winners for 2012: ealthy creative sandwiches were Hdesigned and made in 20 minutes Year 7 Anna Berry and Cristina Alam, both after watching a chopping skills video. Which sandwich would you judge as the for effort. winner? Year 8 Emily Hardie for effort and Emily Year 9 Let’s Get Cooking Noble for achievement. restaurant menu Year 9 Shahima Begum for achievement competition. and Chelsea Taylor for her rs. Pomeroy, Mrs. Osbourne and tremendous improvement. MMrs. Tillotson had the difficult task of judging products suitable for Year Ella Holden and Fatimah Ahmed, a themed restaurant. The winners 10 both for achievement. were Ambar Holt and Ellen Ireland who received certificates from the Headteacher.

Let’s Get Cooking Year 8 samosa workshop oth groups in Food Technology Bspent break and lunch folding and filling their own samosas. Due to healthy eating guidelines they baked the samosas and filled them using filo pastry. The groups took over Mrs. Khan’s teaching desk and lead pupils demonstrated the folding technique to other pupils.

8 www.penworthamgirls.lancs.sch.uk History Department News

History Department Annual Review, 2011-2012

his has been another very exciting year for the History Department. Perhaps the biggest highlight was the superb trip to T In March the History Department went on the First and Second World War battlefields in its annual visit to Quarry Bank Mill in Styal, February, attended by over 40 students drawn Cheshire with approximately 120 Year 8s. from Years 9 and 10. Both girls and staff This is a trip that we always look forward thoroughly enjoyed themselves and the girls were to, especially Mrs Wilkinson, because she is a credit to the school. Here are some photos to a real expert in this period and I reckon she show you what we got up to. In fact, we enjoyed knows more than the guides! The girls behaved the trip so much that we are already planning superbly during the visit, which includes a tour our next visit to the battlefields, for 2014! of a still-working cotton mill as well as the last surviving chid apprentice house, in the world. We were really fortunate to be joined by a superb One of the guides actually made a point of trainee teacher, Natalie Mudie, between March telling me that all the staff at Quarry Bank Mill and June of this year. Miss Mudie proved very consider our girls to be one of the best groups popular with the girls, delivering both interesting of students they have worked with, because they and innovative lessons (and, being a talented are so well-behaved and show so much interest singer, Miss Mudie managed to throw in the odd and enthusiasm. Well done girls – yet again you aria too, according to some Year 8s!). Both we made us proud! The photo (opposite) shows a and the girls were sorry to see Miss Mudie leave group of Year 8s watching a demonstration of and we wish her well in what will surely be a 18th century cotton spinning. successful career as a first-class history teacher. Mr Ramsdale

www.penworthamgirls.lancs.sch.uk 9 Maths Department News Enterprise at PGHS Winners

Jude Mansoor, Natalie Elsdon, n enterprising group of Year 9 pupils Maths Review Katie Cullen, Khadija Umar, Bella decided to use the architecture and Hacking, Lydia Underwood, Emma Aimages of Preston as the theme for 2011-2012 Hothersall, Ammaarah Vorajee the Preston Guild Enterprise event. Year and Ismat Ahmad. I am very proud 10 GCSE pupils were asked to select a snapshot of a piece of Preston architecture ooking back over the last to see the efforts of these pupils that they felt was unique to the area and 12 months, Mathematics being rewarded and the department Runners -up produce paintings of these. Pieces include Lat Penwortham Girls’ High greatly looks forward to the rest of parts of the iron work at Preston Station School, and indeed throughout all the results in August. schools in England, has changed and the stone work of local landmarks such beyond all recognition. There as the Harris Library. These were made Year 10 also sat the first of their into commemorative greeting cards and is now a much greater focus on GCSE examinations in March Functional Mathematics and postcards that the year 9 pupils sold in the 2012; there were some outstanding Guild Arcade in Preston to mark the Guild problem solving skills which form results in what turned out to be an celebrations. The event was a resounding an integral part of the examinations extremely difficult examination. success and many people commented on the that the pupils will take whilst The following pupils achieved the quality and uniqueness of the artwork from doing their GCSE examinations. highest possible grade of an A*: our girls. We managed to raise over £300 The system of modular Georgia Clarke, Suzanne Walmsley, and girls have decided that profits will be examinations is being brought to Shenaz Jakda, Ayesha Bux, Ella donated to Derien House. a halt by the government for next Holden, Phrances Perez, Fatima year’s Year 10. However I am Harlock, Ayesha Vorajee, Jennifer As well as the Preston Guild Youth pleased to report that, as always Higham, Joanna Schofield, and Enterprise event, PGHS also held their the girls have responded in their Abbie Kitcher. A special mention annual year 10 Enterprise Week during the usual fashion and focused on their also needs to go out to set 10C same week. learning and maintaining their high whose class results were some of academic record in this key subject. the best ever achieved in modular Lessons and activities for the week focused on a range of skills including Maths exams. business, budgeting, finance, public speaking and team building. The girls The year got off to a good start worked in teams throughout the week to meet design briefs and for the final 3 days formed their own fashion design companies. In these roles each team had with a number of Maths taster At Keystage 3 the whole to design and produce a business plan for their company as well as designing, sessions run by the department department has been extremely producing and modelling two outfits at a fashion show on Friday 6th July. for the local primary schools. The proud of the progress made, and Year 5 and 6 pupils were given an The pupils modelled their outfits in front of a panel of judges, which this year all groups sat full examinations at included local successful business women: Kirsty Henshaw owner of ‘Kirstys’ afternoon of Maths activities and the end of the year. Overall results everyone involved had a lot of fun foods and successful Dragons Den entrepreneur and Jenna Whittingham who have been very positive and we runs and owns Beauty and the Boutique salon in Penwortham and was a trying out new things and getting to look forward to continued success show off what they could already finalist on BBC’s The Apprentice 2012. Nikki Taylor, Head of Visual Arts at next year. Runshaw College rounded off a very tough panel! However, both staff and do. My thanks to Miss Wilkinson pupils rose to the challenge. Pupils worked really hard to produce work of for her organisation and running of Finally it is with great sadness that outstanding quality and a big thank you must go to all the staff and volunteers the events and for the pupils who the department is saying goodbye who gave freely of their time both in and out of school to support the pupils. helped out throughout. to three of its members in July: Nikki Taylor summed up the event in an email sent to the school the following Miss Wilkinson, Mr Howarth day: Year 11 have done particular and Mrs Tough have all decided “Many thanks for inviting me to judge the enterprise work of your year credit to themselves this year to move on to pastures new. They 10 on Friday. I was very impressed by the high level of skill in all of and the majority sat their final have all spent the greater part of the displays and was amazed that the groups had done all this fabulous GCSE examinations in March of their teaching careers at PGHS and work in just a week! You could tell how proud the pupils were of their 2012. Of these, 106 pupils have will be greatly missed. work in all of their presentations and fashion shows – some budding already achieved their C grade fashion designers here I think! or above target at GCSE, with Mr S.Cheal An impressive project by all pupils, staff and volunteers. Would you pass one quarter of the girls achieving Head of Maths on my congratulations to all involved.” an A or A*. The following girls achieved some of the highest marks Keep an eye out for the pictures in the Lancashire Evening Post. possible and achieved A* grades:

10 www.penworthamgirls.lancs.sch.uk RE Department News Year 8 Mandir Visit Year 8 visited Preston’s very own mandir on South Meadow Lane. They explored the The Summer Term saw the annual RE mandir and asked questions of the guide. Department’s visits to places of worship for Later, pupils travelled to Manchester to visit the Jewish Museum, which is in fact, a former KS3 pupils. synagogue.

Year 7 visited Liverpool’s Anglican Cathedral in the morning and the Guru Girls listened to a talk by a local Jew and then Nanak Gurdwara, Preston in the afternoon. Once inside the Cathedral, girls had the opportunity to explore the synagogue were split into three groups and taken on a guided tour of Europe’s largest and religious artefacts for themselves. Girls Anglican Cathedral. Some girls talked to each other in the ‘whispering also witnessed a Shabbat re-enactment. gallery’ and all visited the Lady Chapel where Kenny Dalglish’s daughter was married. Some girls also got to meet a police sniffer dog who was being trained in the Cathedral! While we were there a prayer was said, publicly, for all the pupils in our school. It said:

“Heavenly Father, We ask your blessing on Penwortham Girls’ High School. We thank you for these young people and for their gifts and talents. We ask that they may be inspired as they explore the Cathedral and pray that through their time with us they sense your love and purpose for their lives. We ask that you will be near to them today and guide them as they go through life. Help them to be an inspiration to others and be willing to make a difference in their school, homes and community. Amen.”

Afterwards, pupils had the opportunity to light a candle in remembrance of a loved one and then spend time in the gift shop - always a highlight of the visit! The Cathedral’s Education Officer was so impressed with the girls’ behaviour, she had telephoned Mrs Pomeroy by the time we had returned to school to tell her how fantastic the girls had been. In the afternoon, girls donned headscarves and stepped inside one of Preston’s largest gurdwaras. They listened to a talk by one of the Sikh community, asked questions, had a close look at the Guru Granth Sahib (holy book) and then enjoyed a langar experience. Girls were served langar, not traditional Indian food on this occasion, (crisps, chocolate biscuit and a drink!) but very enjoyable none the less!

Humairaa Adam in 7P said, “I enjoyed the RE trip a lot. It was interesting and fun. I had never been to a Cathedral or gurdwara before. It was a wonderful experience.”

Effie in 7H said, “The ‘shrine’ in the gurdwara was beautiful” and Emily also in 7H said, “The people in the Cathedral and the gurdwara The purpose of the visits is for pupils to were very welcoming.” Another pupil said, “To hear the Sikh guide experience for themselves, that which they talk about their religion with such passion and feeling was just have learned about in RE and understand the immense. It made me realise how much religion affects peoples’ lives.” significant role religious faith has to play in many peoples’ lives.

www.penworthamgirls.lancs.sch.uk 11 Music Department News Young Singer of the Guild. n Saturday 28th April we were Overy proud of Louisa Stirland MUSIC DEPARTMENT SUPPORTS LOCAL CHARITIES: who was placed 3rd in the Young Singer of the Guild at the Guild Hall in St. Catherine’s Hospice Preston. It was a very close run contest with well over 1000 people watching! On Sunday Louisa has a fantastic voice and sings 24th June in the Blackburn Cathedral Girls a group of Choir and Young Peoples Choir at the musicians went cathedral as well as the National Youth to perform at Choir. Well done! St. Catherine’s hospice for their Volunteer - Friday 7 September 2012’ Celebration. ‘Metropolis This number of our pupils are taking part in the celebration is AMetropolis project that will be performed an annual event on Friday 7th September 2012 at the Guild Hall. to recognise the voluntary work so many The Dukes Theatre Company in Lancaster have people do to raise money for this fantastic recruited young people from across Preston and the Ribble charity. The girls were very professional Valley to participate in a once in a lifetime event at Preston and many of the audience came to say how Guild this September. wonderful they were. The pupils really rose to the occasion despite some having some Metropolis, devised and part scripted by the young people personal connections with hospice care. LEP Lifesaver Appeal involved, will question and celebrate what The Guild means A big thank you to you all. I was really to young artists in the 21st Century. proud of you. A dedicated team of pupils were fantastic ambassadors for the school on Saturday Expertly guided and supported by Award-winning writer 28th April at a Charity Ball held to Laurence Wilson, the young people will create something - raise money for a new CT scanner for part gig, part theatre show, part rave and 100% an amazing the Trauma Unit at The Royal Preston night out.’ Hospital. Our pupils provided some “Our experience of the Metropolis project allowed us to fantastic music and had many positive explore many new performance techniques. It is a perfect comments, most notably from John opportunity to gain confidence, meet Gilmore at Radio Lancashire who was new people and try something different. The Metropolis compere for the evening. Many thanks project includes dance, singing, acting, music, technology, to Jade Milner, Hannah Cookson, Erin creative writing and much more! It’s not all writing and Gorrell, Ruby Long, Molly Robertson, boring, we play games and have loads of fun.” Emily Southworth and Immy Yeung. Well done! Emily, Katie, Rachael, Asha, Kate and Maria - Yr 9.

Penny Girls release first CD!

he Music Department has created its very own CD of Toriginal songs written by pupils studying GCSE music. The CD is called Penny Girls’ Mini Mix and is available for £3. If you would like a copy contact the Music Department or visit www.numu.org/penworthamgirls

12 www.penworthamgirls.lancs.sch.uk MUSIC DEPARTMENT IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY: Kings Abbott Rest Home The Coppice School Maria Toase Sky Rides with

On Thursday 14th June twelve of our Year 8 On Gethin Jones musicians visited King’s Abbot Rest Home in Monday Penwortham to perform to the residents and 28th ome of you may have seen the article in the their families as part of their Queen’s Diamond May we SLancashire Evening Post featuring Gethin Jubilee Celebrations. The pupils gave some visited The Jones who was leading a singing bike ride excellent performances as always and we even Coppice through Preston as part of the national Sky finished with the National Anthem. The girls School at Ride initiative to get a million people cycling valued this experience and here are some of Bamber regularly. Maria Toase (Year 9) took part in their thoughts: Bridge. The Coppice School is a special school this unique experience and had an amazing for pupils aged 2 - 19 years of age. The pupils time despite getting a little wet! Maria said: ‘It was a really good opportunity and I enjoyed were celebrating the last 60 years of Queen “It was a fantastic experience that allowed me playing for everyone.’ Elizabeth’s Reign and our pupils were there to to meet new ‘The audience listened and were really provide entertainment with music from this people and supportive. It’s comforting to play for the era. 16 pupils from Years 7 and 8 boarded the it was lots of elderly.’ bus and off we went to entertain them. Our fun! I loved pupils were fantastic and played really well and meeting Gethin the pupils from the Coppice thought they were Jones. He was ‘amazing’. Erin Gorrell said: ‘It was good to very funny and see everyone dancing and moving to the music a pleasure to as we were playing’. Well done to all of you - I work with.” was really proud of you! Mrs Cattanach

We hope to go back and visit them at Christmas. We were very grateful to Mr Mather (Owner of King Abbotts) for donating to the Music Department a clarinet, stand and music and a cheque for £50. We really did not expect this generosity but are sure that in September a pupil would like to loan the clarinet and take tuition.

ARTS WEEK: Music Examinations South Ribble Learning Federation Concert round twenty pupils have taken music examinations On Tuesday 10th July we hosted a concert of four schools from the local Athis term using their area. Hutton Grammar School, Brownedge St.Mary’s, The Coppice School voices, drum kit, keyboard, and PGHS. The concert provided a fantastic opportunity for young musicians piano, flute, clarinet, saxophone across South Ribble to come together and share their music making and we and theory of music. We await hope to do it again next year! your results.

www.penworthamgirls.lancs.sch.uk 13 Sports Presentation Evening Sports Department News n 4th July the PE Department held their 2nd Sports Presentation OEvening. With over 250 pupils, parents, staff, governors and special guests, including the Mayor and Mayoress of Preston, we celebrated South Ribble Sports Awards the sports success and commitment to school sport this year. Over 50 awards were presented in all the individual sports this year. The evening he following pupils/teams were nominated by the PE Department ended with the awards for Team of the Year, Rising Star and the Sports Tfor their commitment to school sport Personality of the Year. This final award was voted for by the pupils.

VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR: SPORTS PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR: Emily Wells 1st – Emily Wells (Year 10) 2nd – Katherine Woods (Year 11) TEAM OF THE YEAR: 3rd – Katie Lee (Year 10) Year 10 North West National Netball Squad TEAM OF THE YEAR RISING STAR: Year 10 North West National Netball Squad Katie Lee, England U17 Netball selection RISING STAR We are delighted to report that both Emily and the Year 10 netball Katie Lee for her U17 England Netball selection team won and Katie was the runner up. Well done girls we are so EMILY WELLS proud of you all.

Rounders Leadership He was incredibly impressed and made the following comments: South Ribble Championships his term our 80 Year 10 Sports Leaders had their Year 11 – Joint 4th Tfinal assessment. This involved organising and ‘I have been a teacher for 32 years and have Year 10 – 1st running a Sports Festival for 120 primary school never seen anything like it, it was outstanding. Year 9 – 2nd pupils from 5 local schools. The day was hugely For organisation, commitment, energy and pupil Year 8 – 1st successful. Charles Lowry, an Ofsted Inspector, progress, the most important area, I have graded it Year 7 - pending observed the Sports Leaders taking the primary outstanding. It is the best teaching experience I have ever seen.’ Very high praise indeed! school pupils through a range of different activities. Cheerleading

South Ribble Championships 3rd overall 1st The ‘Spirit’ Award (for the second year running)

Inter-Form

Sports Day and rounders inter-form competitions ran this term. The winning forms from Sports Day were as follows: 7 8 9 10 Athletics H G S P

14 www.penworthamgirls.lancs.sch.uk Athletics Primary Links - Dance Leaders in Primary Schools South Ribble Championships: U16 – 1st s part of the celebrations for the forthcoming Year 9 – 2nd AOlympic Games Penwortham Girls’ High School, Year 8 – 2nd the South Ribble Sports Development team and the Year 7 – 1st South Ribble School Sports Partnership are working Combined overall girls team trophy: collaboratively on a ‘Pass it on’ Dance and torch 2nd relay event for all Primary schools in the Borough. Dance Leaders Carys Grilli, Siobhan Beline, Katie Lancashire Schools Track and Field McVeigh, from Penwortham Girls’ High School Championship Results: assisted and supported Sharn Alexander, Dance Nikki Hayes Year 10 100m 3rd and Performing Arts teacher from the South Ribble Chelsea Taylor Year 9 Shot 3rd Sports Development team. The primary schools really Katie Littlefair Year 9 100m 3rd enjoyed the training. Louise Anderson Year 10 200m 4th Mia Bellingham Year 9 Long Jump 5th Girls in Year 9 and 10 have also helped run the New Georgina Newcombe Year 8 75m 6th Longton Sports Day.

Year 10 Enterprise Week Lancashire Youth Sport Games he Year 10 enjoyed an afternoon of s our Year 8 Netball Team won the South Ribble Tournament they were selected to represent team building games as part of their T the district in the Lancashire School Games. They were runners up in their section and went on Enterprise Week. The PE Department A to win their semi-final. This led to them meeting Bacup in the final. It was nail biting!!! At the end gave them a range of challenges of the final it was a draw and then after extra time the teams were still tied. This meant it went to that encouraged them to use their golden goal. Unfortunately for us Bacup got the goal, so we finished as the silver medalists. communication and leadership skills. The Year 10 Rounders Team were also selected to represent the district at the school games. Football They finished second in their section.

his term we say goodbye and good luck to Mr Haworth and a big thankyou to Netball Thim for running the football teams for the past 15 years. He has done a fantastic job ancashire and the girls have really enjoyed playing in the LSchools teams. Mr Howarth said ‘I would like to thank Championships the school, staff, pupils and parents for all of Year 10 – 1st (for the their support and hope that their daughters second year running) have got as much pleasure from playing and occasionally winning as I have in supervising Year 9 – 5th them. We have played in matches and Year 8 – 3rd tournaments throughout North West England Year 7 – 3rd and run several trips to Spain and Italy. I wish the next generation every success for the future. There are some exceptional talents in Years 7 and 8. I hope they continue to play and enjoy our national game.’

www.penworthamgirls.lancs.sch.uk 15 Manchester Chinese Sports Department News Arts Centre Visit Sports Colours On July 6th, as an introduction to ATHLETICS ROUNDERS our Chinese themed Arts Week, 30 These are awarded yr 9 pupils were mesmerised by the HALF HALF in recognition of the Hung Keung interactive video project pupils’ commitment to ‘Dao Gives Birth to One’ featuring the integration of Chinese calligraphy and their chosen sport. Girls Georgina Newcombe new media, which won the Achievement Award from Hong have to attend 80% of Emily Southworth Kong Museum of Art 2010. As many of the group posed Katie McVeigh practices. Beth Woodburn alongside the moving images, to their amazement, they were Annissa Kamal incorporated interactively into the video! Deanna Kendal Their attitude and Hannah Croskery Lucy Aldred application towards While 10 of the group remained at the Arts Centre with Mrs Lucy Aldred Emily Hardie developing their skills Cattanach to engage in animation work and the creation of a Hannah Cookson are also brought in Kirsty Noble DVD, Miss Linklater, Mrs Hardie and 20 of the group braved Charlotte Dickinson to consideration. Full the wettest day of the year, and in torrential rain were given Katie McVeigh Emily Hardie Colours are awarded in a tour of Chinatown by the engaging Martin Tang. Stories Annissa Kamal year 10 and Half Colours about the Arch, industry, shops and churches were recounted Amy Sansom in Year 8. Pupils in Year and then we were rewarded with a Chinese Buffet lunch... 10 can gain Half Colours which saw many second helpings of main course and deserts!! if they didn’t meet the Once dried out and ‘full’ the elements were braved yet again FULL FULL criteria in Year 8. for a 15 minute ‘paddle’ to the Chinese Centre where great fun was had making Chinese lanterns and kites which were then used to decorate school for Arts Week. Becci Meakin Joanna Schofield The organisers were very impressed with the politeness and Jordan Balazs Giving Back attention paid to them, as shown by the prizes won in the Abbi Kitcher question session, so many thanks and well done to everyone! Nikki Hayes A big thank you and Katie Lee Ashliegh Brookes well done to all the Nikki Hayes Georgia Mayor girls, parents and Abbi Kitcher Jenny Higham staff who supported the Race For Life in Louise Anderson Emily Oliver Preston. Emily Wells Katie Lee Grace Perks They all enjoyed the Emily Wells day, the weather was Olivia Innes lovely and so far over £600 has been raised Louise Anderson for this worthwhile Natasha Chapman cause.

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